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Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.
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From: "FROM.PRINCE.JOSEPH M. NKUMA PRINCE.JOSEPH.NKUMA" <princejosephnkuma83@yahoo.co.in>
Date: Sun, 17 Sep 2006 13:46:53 +0100 (BST)
Subject: FROM JOSEPH NKUMA / PLEASE GET BACK TO ME
From: Joseph Nkuma Muzenda.
Johannesburg, Republic of South Africa
TEL: + 27-84-530-4196.
Attention Please !!
With due respect, trust and humility, I decided to consult you towards this transaction due to the need involve a foreigner, foreign account and foreign beneficiary, and with the faith I have in God, I believe that you will be trustworthy reliable and capable to assist me in transferring this fund into any safe trust account of your choice anywhere in part of the world for investment purpose without having mind of betraying me upon the arrival o this fund to your account.
In point of introduction, I am Joseph Nkuma, the only son of Late Mr. Nkuma Muzenda, who was the chairman of the farmer’s co-operation in Zimbabwe and I got your contact through a friend of my family adviser here in south Africa who works with the South African Chamber of Commerce Department of World Trade and Industries, during my search for reliable and competent foreigner who will assist me in handle this confidential financial transaction.
My Father was among the few blacks that were murdered in cold blood by the President Robert Mugabe Administration during the land dispute that just happened in Zimbabwe. After the death of my Father, my life becomes so danger. Before the death of my father, he took me to South Africa to deposit the sum of Eleven Million Five Hundred Thousands United States Dollars (USD$ 11,500,000.00), with a private security and finance company, as if he knew that danger was looming in Zimbabwe and the money was earmarked for the purchase of new machinery and chemicals for the farms and the establishment of new farms in Lesotho and Swaziland. For safer and security reasons, the money was deposited as a valuable consignment belonging to our foreign partner overseas and the content of the consignment is not disclosed to their security vault department to avoid raising eyebrows and much demurrages.
To save my life, I run to South Africa as a Refugee (Asylum Seekers), unfortunately the South African law do not permit my status to operate in any banking system or business transaction within south Africa, that is why I consulted you to assist me in this transaction as long as you will be straightforward, trustworthy person and take me as your family brother.
Upon your absolute help and assistance to execute this transaction, my family adviser and I, have agreed to compensate you with 30% of the total fund While 5% will be out for any expenses that might occurred during the process of this transaction, then the remaining 65% will be for my investment there in your country as per your advice and instruction.
If my proposal is acceptable by you, then call me through the above telephone number and send me an email by indicating your willingness to help me, also I would like you to furnish me with your personal details including your direct and private telephone, fax and mobile numbers for easier communications.
Finally, be informed that this transaction should be maintained in highly degree of private and confidentiality because the life and future of my family and I, depends on these money.
God bless you!
Yours Faithfully,
Joseph.
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